Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Maldives
Maldives: Net investment in nonfinancial assets was 7.4% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Maldives, 1990–2021
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 7.4% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2021.
The figure is down 18.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Maldives peaked at 23.3% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2014.
Maldives ranks 16th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.2% | — |
| 1991 | 23.3% | +35.3% |
| 1992 | 20.7% | -10.9% |
| 1993 | 19.9% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 16.1% | -19.1% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 13.8% | -22.2% |
| 1997 | 12.5% | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 13.6% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | -14.2% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -25.8% |
| 2002 | 8.9% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 8.8% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 6.2% | -29.4% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 7.0% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +35.0% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 3.8% | -50.1% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | +55.1% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +95.3% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | -26.4% |
| 2018 | 8.7% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 5.1% | -40.9% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +77.6% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | -18.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 12.5% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.2% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 3.8% | 11.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 13 Azerbaijan 7.9% compare
- 14 Lesotho 7.7% compare
- 15 Solomon Islands 7.7% compare
- 17 Kiribati 7.1% compare
- 18 Kenya 6.9% compare
- 19 Mozambique 6.9% compare
More public sector data for Maldives
- Arms imports 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 13.26 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 7.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 6,667 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2021)
- Tax revenue 19.5% (2021)
- Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 110.64 (2019)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 12.7% (2021)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 133.64 (2019)
- Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 14.77 (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Maldives?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Maldives was 7.4% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 1991.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2014.
- How does Maldives rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Maldives ranks 16th out of 156 countries with data for 2021.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Maldives data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.